Presence of hepatitis E RNA in mussels used as bio-monitors of viral marine pollution

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 186, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 198-202

  Donia, Domenica ^a   Dell'Amico, Maria Chiara ^b   Petrinca, Anna Rita ^a   Martinucci, Ilaria ^b   Mazzei, Maurizio ^b   Tolari, Francesco ^b   Divizia, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Enteric virus; Molecular methods; Phages; Statistical analysis; Transplanted mussels

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; COLIPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; ITALY; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA POLLUTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; COLIPHAGES; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MYTILUS; NOROVIRUS; RNA, VIRAL; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; NOROVIRUS;

EID: 84869081061     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: 18790984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2012.06.007     Document Type: Article

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